Washington State Community College: Improving Student Retention and Success through Organizational Efficiencies and Alignment. Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Jenkins, Davis; Klempin, Serena C.; Lahr, Hana
Institution	Columbia University, Community College Research Center (CCRC)
Titel	Washington State Community College: Improving Student Retention and Success through Organizational Efficiencies and Alignment. Case Study
Quelle	(2022), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Educational Finance; Organizational Culture; Educational Change; Leadership; Student Recruitment; School Holding Power; Success; Academic Advising; School Support; Flexible Scheduling; Academic Achievement; Community College Students; Educational Strategies; Small Colleges; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Bildungsfonds; Unternehmenskultur; Bildungsreform; Führung; Führungsposition; Erfolg; Akademischer Rat; Schulförderverein; Flexible working hours; Flexible Arbeitszeit; Schulleistung; Community colleges; College students; Collegestudent; Lehrstrategie; College; Colleges; Oberschule
Abstract	When Vicky Wood came to Washington State Community College as president in 2017, the college was investing limited resources in efforts to improve student success. Dr. Wood brought on a new leadership team, which has engaged faculty and staff throughout the college in making substantial changes to organizational practice and culture with the goal of improving student recruitment, retention, learning, and success in employment and further education. These changes, which reflect guided pathways design principles and goals were implemented in three phases: (1) college leaders sought to strengthen advising and support for enrolled students; (2) the college sought to improve recruitment and onboarding of new students; and (3) the college is converting nearly all of its programs to be scheduled in eight-week terms to allow students to focus on a smaller number of courses at a time and give students with work and family obligations more flexibility to adapt their schedules. This case study examines the three phases and how it effects on student performance. [For the full report, "Funding Guided Pathways Reforms at Small Colleges: Three Ohio Community Colleges Show How to Do It. Report," see ED623432.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Community College Research Center. Available from: CCRC Publications. Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street Box 174, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 212-678-3091; Fax: 212-678-3699; e-mail: ccrc@columbia.edu; Web site: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01